Local & State news briefs

One person hurt in crash on Erie's east side

The crash at East 20th and Parade streets happened a little after 1:30 p.m. At least one vehicle was reported having gone into a pole.

EmergyCare transported one person by ambulance to UPMC Hamot, a dispatcher said. The patient's name and condition weren't available.

Passenger dies after car traveling 100 mph hits pole

MOUNT PLEASANT -- Police said a car traveling nearly 100 mph in a 35-mph zone went airborne and crashed into a pole in western Pennsylvania, killing one man and seriously injuring two others.

Investigators told WTAE-TV that the car was traveling on a street near Route 31 on Saturday when it flew over a hill and hit a pole in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The car then hit two additional poles and knocked down power lines.

The driver and both passengers were ejected from the car. Passenger Corey Maximchalk, 32, died. The driver and other passenger were flown to a hospital and were in serious condition.

Police said excessive speed caused the crash, but alcohol might have been a contributing factor.

The road was shut down for several hours.

Mother killed, man wounded in shooting

LANCASTER -- Authorities said a mother was killed and a man wounded in a shooting at a central Pennsylvania apartment complex.

The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal said gunfire was reported shortly after 4:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lancaster Court Apartments in Lancaster.

Police said Shadae Taylor-Brooks, 21, was found dead at the scene. They said a man was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in serious but stable condition.

Property manager Sandy Lara said investigators told her that the man was shot and then went banging on doors seeking help. Police later found Brooks dead in her third-floor apartment.

Police said they believe members of the community are not endangered because "there are no indications that this was a random attack."

Police say man made up hit-and-run story to get ride

BERWICK, -- Police in central Pennsylvania said that a man fabricated a story about being the victim of a hit-and-run in February because he wanted a ride home.

The (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise said the 18-year-old Beach Haven resident was walking along Route 11 in Salem Township at about 1 a.m. on Feb. 8 when he called for help.

Police said he told officers and Berwick Ambulance personnel that he had been struck in the left leg by a pickup truck, but they could find no evidence of an injury.

Authorities allege that he eventually acknowledged having made up the story so he could get a ride.

They said the suspect will now be facing charges of causing a false alarm, filing a false report and disorderly conduct.

Man dead after shooting outside Philadelphia club

PHILADELPHIA -- Police said a man died in an early morning shooting outside a Philadelphia nightclub.

A police spokeswoman said gunfire erupted just after 4:30 a.m. Sunday in the parking lot of Club Onyx.

The 23-year-old man was taken in a private vehicle to Temple University Hospital with gunshot wounds to his jaw and back.

Police said the victim was pronounced dead just after 5 a.m. Sunday.

Authorities said no arrests were immediately made and the investigation continues.